1929 Sneed tornado

1929 tornado in Arkansas, U.S. infobox 1/2 300 Sneed, Arkansas tornado damage 01.PNG 1929 Sneed tornado path.jpg Top: Damage from the tornado in Sneed, Arkansas Bottom: A map showing the approximate path of the tornado April 10, 1929, 6:00 p.m. CST (UTC-06:00) Unknown Unknown atl F5 F5 equiv. tornado >260 mph km/h unit 34.8 mi km unit 500 yd m unit 23 80 $170,000 (1927 USD)$3.22 million (2026 USD) On April 10, 1929, a large and extremely destructive multiple-vortex tornado impacted several communities in north-central portions of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The tornado, commonly known as the Sneed Tornado after the community of Sneed which it destroyed,National Weather Service Little Rock Arkansas Severe Weather in Arkansas https://www.weather.gov/media/lzk/svrwxbro.pdf May 23, 2025 National Weather Service 'It occurred on April 10, 1929, in northern Jackson County, and is known as the "Sneed tornado".' killed 23 people and injured 80 others. It was the only F5-rated tornado to ever hit Arkansas and heavily damaged the communities of Swifton, Guion, Sneed and areas near Alicia. Tornado summary The tornado first touched down 3 mi km south of Batesville, tracking to the east and northeast.Grazulis 1990 218 Three people and a further 60 were injured as the tornado tracked through portions of Independence County. The funnel "hovered" over the Black Mountain area near Batesville; it retained a multiple-vortex structure before impacting the town of Guion.Town Destroyed by a Tornado https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-piqua-daily-call-town-destroyed-by-a/181541949/ 22 September 2025 Piqua Daily Call United Press 11 April 1929 Batesville, Arkansas 2 Newspapers.com September 2025 The town was completely destroyed, with only a few buildings remaining standing. In Moorefield, the tornado heavily damaged more homes and injured several residents. In Jackson County, the tornado was reported in the Diaz area, where three people suffered injuries. At around 6:00 p.m. CST, the tornado entered into the town of Swifton; a funnel cloud was visible as the tornado impacted town. According to an April 1929 publication of The Daily World, the tornado had an audible roar and was "sweeping everything be-heed it's warning" as it was in Swifton. Several people were picked up and tossed by the tornado; others were killed as their homes collapsed on top of them. A home in Swifton was set aloft by the tornado and dropped in a creek; three of the occupants were killed.April 12, 1929 Town of Swifton Scene of Death; Loss Very Great Associated Press Paragould Soliphone 6 The tornado then exhibited a phenomenon known as "skipping", where it produced an inconsistent damage path for an estimated 2 mi km. The tornado produced its most extreme damage as it neared Sneed, where it "crumbled" 35 homes on the Possum Trot Highway. Most families that owned residences on the highway lost at least one family member as a direct result of the tornado.April 11, 1929 Late reports indicate death toll at least 44 in central storm area The Daily World 2 It then impacted the Mount Pleasant area,April 19, 1929 Little Town of Guion Demolished By Terrific Storm Baxter Bulletin 1 before dissipating after crossing railroad tracks near Alicia. Aftermath thumb|Damage in Guion following the tornado The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in St. Louis, Missouri traveled to Newport, Arkansas to aid in relief efforts.April 11, 1929 St. Louis sends Red Cross relief workers to Arkansas storm area The Daily World 2 Immediately following the tornado, residents of Guion wrote to the Arkansas Gazette asking for food and tents to be transported to the town. The tornado was the only F5 tornado on the Fujita scale ever recorded in the state of Arkansas.NWS Little Rock, AR - The F5 Tornado of April 10, 1929 https://www.weather.gov/lzk/tor041029a.htm 2025-05-23 National Weather Service2015-04-06 EF5-rated tornadoes a rarity in Arkansas https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/apr/06/ef5-rated-tornadoes-a-rarity-in-arkansa-1/ subscription 2025-05-23 Arkansas DemocratLangford Peyton April 4, 2025 How do tornadoes get their ratings and why hasn't Arkansas seen an E(F)-5 https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/how-do-tornadoes-get-their-ratings-and-why-hasnt-arkansas-seen-an-ef-5-since-1929/#:~:text=FAYETTEVILLE%2C%20Ark.,of%20Swifton%20and%20southern%20Alicia. May 23, 2025 KNWA-TV At least 10 homes that had originally stood in Guion were later rebuilt on a new site.May 2, 1929 Town on White River, Destroyed Recently By Tornado, Will be Rebuilt on New Site Springfield News-Leader 1 Fatalities Bodies of the people killed in Guion were brought to Batesville via a freight train that was operated by the Missouri Pacific Railroad. In addition to fatalities, the train also transported the injured to hospitals in the area.6 Lives Lost Near Batseville, Many Injured; Gvion [sic] Razed https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-6-lives-lost-near-batseville-ma/181541684/ 22 September 2025 Jonesboro Evening Sun 11 April 1929 10 April 1929 Batesville, Arkansas 2 Newspapers.com On April 19, two more bodies of tornado victims were found in residences near the White River in Guion. +List of victims of the tornadoApril 11, 1929 Life and property vanish as tornado roars through North Central Arkansas The Daily World 2While 24 victims are listed, the National Weather Service retains a final and official death toll of 23.NameAgeRuth Riley4Swifton, ArkansasBuster Riley6Esther Riley45Russell Long45Vinnie Long17Howard Watts12Thurlo Hudgens32Charles Defries45Grace Defries4Cleo Nicholson~30John Loy45A.J. Rolett52UnidentifiedN/AThelma Pierce30Guion, ArkansasThana TiltonN/AClaude CampbellN/AUnidentified femaleN/AUnidentified childN/AHenry LowthanN/ALorado, Arkansas"Miss" LowthanN/ALowthan childN/ALowthan childN/ALowthan childN/ATom AdamsN/A See also List of F5, EF5, and IF5 tornadoes 2020 Jonesboro tornado, another strong tornado in Arkansas References Notes note Footnotes Sources Grazulis Thomas P. Significant Tornadoes 1880–1989 November 1990 The Tornado Project of Environmental Films 1-879362-02-3 2 St. Johnsbury, Vermont 1929-04-10 1929-04-10 Category:1929 in Arkansas Category:Jackson County, Arkansas Category:Independence County, Arkansas 1929-04-10